Pen-point releaser.



E. V. NELSON.

PEN POINT RELEASBR.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 25. 1912.

1,054,931, Patented 1v1fr.4,1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0., WASHINGTON. D, c.

NI/ENTOR UNiTED .sTAfrEs EMIL v. NELSON, `or scANDIA, KANSAS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

Application filed .Tune 25, 1912. Serial No. 705,833.

i7 10 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL V. NELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Scandia, in the county of Repub-lic and State of Kansas, have invented certain new' and useful Improvements in Pen-Point Releasers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to pen holders of the self ejecting type, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a pen holder in which the sleeve is slidably mounted upon the end of the holder so that the pen point may be ejected from the ho-lder without it being necessary to touch the pen point with the hand.

Another ob]- ect of the invention is the production of an improved type of means for holding the sleeve in place, thus preventing rotary motion, and also to limit the longitudinal movement of the sleeve.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure is a side elevation of the pen holder. Fig. 2 is a view showing the forward end of the pen holder in section. Fig. 3 is a View Similar to Fig. 2, with the sleeve moved to a position to affect the pen. Fig. d is a perspective view ofthe forward end of the handle of the pen holder. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing a modified manner of holding the pen point in the pen holder.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that the invention comp-rises a handle 10, which is provided with a ta` pered forward end portion 11 having the longitudinally extending slots 12 and 13 formed therein. The slot 12 extends for approximately the full length of the tapered portion of the handle, andthe slot 13 is cut at right angles to the slot 12 and extends for approximately one-half the length of the tapered portion of the handle.

The tapered sleeve 14 is mounted upon the tapered end of the handle and pins l5 and 16 extend through the sleeve and through the slots 12 and 13 respectively. These pins prevent rotary mot-ion of the sleeve and the pin 16 also acts as means for driving the pen point out of the pen holder. A portion o-f the sleeveis driven inwardly to form the point 17, which fits in aV groove 1S so that` the longitudinal movement of the sleeve is limited.

When using 'this device, the sleeve is placed in the position shown `in Fig. 2, and the` pen point is inserted between the end of t-he sleeve and the lingers formed by the slots 12 and 13, and the, pen holder is then in` condition fory use. After the pen has been broken or worn out, the sleeve is moved forwardly to the position Shown in Fig. 3, and this causes the pin 16 to come in contact with the inner end of the rpen point, thus driving the point out.` Thepins 15 and 16 prevent the sleeve from turning upon the handle, and the pin 16 acts as a means for driving the pen point o-ut. It will, therefore, be seen that the same means for prevent-ing rotary motion of the sleeve lacts as the means for driving the point out. It will also be seen that. these pinsact as guiding means when moving the sleeve longitudinally upon the handle, and that the point 17 which fits in the groove 18 prevents the sleeve from being moved along the handle beyond a desired point.

If desired, the pen point may be inserted in the slot 12 between the tongues at the outer end of the handle. When in this posit-ion the tongues will be drawn together when the sleeve 111 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 2 thereby clamping the pen in place. position sho-wn in. Fig'. 3, the pin 15 will spread the tongues apart thus releasing the pen point, and the pin 16 will push the pen point out from between the tongues thus permitting the pen point to dropout as shown in Fig. 3.

What is claimed is l. A pen holder comp-rising a handle having a tapered forward end providedwith relatively long' and short slits and with a longitudinally extending groove, the long slit extending approximately the full length of the tapered portion of the handle, and the short slit being made at right angles to th-e longslit and extending approximately one-half the length of the tapered portion of thefhandle, a sleeve mounted upon the tapered portion of the handle and having one portion extending inwardly to form a point moving in the longitudinally extend ing groove formed inrsaid handle to limitthe longitudinal movement of the sleeve, and pins carried by said Sleeve and extending ythrough said slits to preventr rotary motion of the sleeve and to act as means for driving a pen point from said pen holder.

When the Sleeve is moved to the 2. A pen holder comprising a handle provided with longitudinally extending slots positioned at substantially right angles to each other to form `tongues at the end of said handle, a tapered sleeve mounted upon said handle and adapted to bring said tongues together When moved to a position to clamp the pen point in one of said slots7 a pin passing through said last mentioned slot and having its end portions secured to said sleeve whereby said tongues Will be spread apart to release said pen point when said sleeve is moved toward the end of said handle, and a second pin caried by said sleeve and passing through the remaining 15 slot and adapted to engage the inner end of the pen point to push the same out of the rs-t mentioned slot.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

EMIL V. NELSON. Vitnesses R. E. MCTAGGART, E. S. SIMMONS.

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